Education

1954
An Act to amend and reenact Section 51-111.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-139.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to levy of taxes for local school purposes including debt service, capital outlay, transportation and general operation and maintenance, so as to provide certain exemptions from such taxes for debt service and capital outlay.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-48.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to dissolution of special town school districts in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 23-70 and 28-71 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, and appointment of visitors from nominees of alumni association.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered § 14-184.1, relating to fees for services in civil cases in the municipal courts of certain cities.
An Act to require conferences and consultations with the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the part of certain local school boards, authorities and political subdivisions; to impose duties upon the Superintendent of Public Instruction in relation to the compilation and dissemination of data pertaining to building costs, contracts for technical services in relation to building construction, and inspection services during construction; to define certain terms and impose certain requirements as to the expenditure of certain funds for construction of buildings; to provide for the extension of technical aid on request to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; to repeal §§ 22-166.4 and 22-166.5, and all amendments thereto of the Code of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-153 and 22-154, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum floor and air space, and light in public school buildings.
An Act to amend and reenact § 42-9 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the board of trustees in county library systems.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4.14, as amended, 5.06, 18.02 and 20.02 of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, and to amend the said chapter by adding a section numbered 4.17, the amended and new sections relating, respectively, to appointments by council, the relations of the city manager with boards, commissions and agencies, condemnation proceedings, the school board, and to charter amendments proposed by council.
An Act to provide a mobile psychiatric clinic for children and youths who are wards of the State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 7 of Chapter 174 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887, approved May 10, 1887, as amended, which authorized the trustees of New London Academy to lease certain property to the counties of Bedford and Campbell for school purposes and subsequently authorized the conveyance by such trustees of such property to the county school boards of such counties, to provide for ascertaining the liability of the respective county school boards for certain future capital outlay and to provide how the same shall be paid.
An Act to authorize the school board of certain counties to borrow a cer-
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.8, 2.204, 2.420, 2.427, 3.4, 3.601, 3.604, 3.901, 3.902, 3.923, 3.927 through 3.930, 8.944, 4.14, 4.2, 5.1 through 5.7, and 8.5 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, being the charter of the city of Buena Vista, the sections relating respectively to city boundaries, taxation, courts, planning, council, appointments, boards, ordinances, action on ordinances, city attorney, counsel, judges, firemen, circuit court clerk, appropriations, bids and purchases, circuit court, civil jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction, local actions, vacation powers, compensation, trial justice, and citation of the charter; to amend Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952 by adding thereto sections numbered 4.5, 5.102, 5.103, 5.201, 5.202 through 5.215, 5.217 through 5.223, 5.301 through 5.3803, 5.501, 8.6 and 8.7, the addition of such new sections together with the amendment of §§5.2 through 5.7, being in order to provide concerning tax rates, pay of judge, municipal court, judge thereof, qualifications, bond, removal, jurisdiction, venue, procedure, process, supplies, fees and fines, executions, opening municipal court, pay, vacancy, acting judge, substitute, other acting judge, clerk, substitute, bailiff, juvenile and domestic relations court, judge, clerk, bailiff, justices of the peace, joint trial justice system, validation, Code reference construction, charter reference construction, to provide that §§5.907 through 5.910 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, be designated as a separate Article 5A of the Chapter to repeal §§5.8, 5.9, and 5.901 through 5.906 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, relating respectively to bond of trial justice, pay, holding court, costs and fines, supplies, removal, vacancies, and the juvenile and domestic relations court.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-412 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to what is not included as capital for State property taxation.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1955, and the thirtieth day of June, 1956, to prescribe the provisos, terms, conditions, and provisions with respect to the items of appropriation and their payment, and to repeal all acts wholly in conflict with this act, and all parts of all acts inconsistent with this act to the extent of such inconsistency.
An Act to authorize the State Board of Education to convey certain property of Madison College and to authorize the expenditure of certain proceeds therefrom.
An Act to validate certain loans and advances made with the approval of the Board of Supervisors of certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, the section relating to funds for local public school construction.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8 of Chapter 254 of the Acts of Assembly of 1895-96, approved February 7, 1896, which provided a charter for the town of Saltville, Virginia, and which section relates to the powers of the town council with respect to taxation and the creation of indebtedness; and to repeal § 9 of said chapter, relating to limitations of certain expenditures and indebtedness.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2-259.2, 15-712, 22-9, 22-262, 68-162, and 63-204.1 of the Code of Virginia, all of which relate to the Virginia Commission for the Blind, so as to change its name.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 3 of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1984, which provided a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, so as to change the power of the town to tax real and personal estate.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-866, 68-868 and 68-869 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain industrial schools.
An Act to amend and reenact § 42 of Chapter 548 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, which provided a new charter for the town of Smithfield, relating to the town member of the county school board.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6.02, 6.14 and 6.19, and 7.02 and 19.01 as amended, of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, being the charter of the city of Falls Church, which sections relate to certain budget procedures and the civil and police justice; and to repeal § 21.05 of the said chapter, relating to an acting city manager.
Proposing amendment to § 115-a of the Constitution of Virginia
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-861, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the issue of instruction permits.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Richlands, in the county of Tazewell, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 289 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 28, 1934, which provided a charter for such town, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-126, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the authority of counties and cities to levy a school tax.
An Act to amend and reenact Sec. 144(c) of Chapter 34, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which chapter provided a new charter for the City of Norfolk, and which section relates to the powers and duties of the Norfolk Port Authority.

1955es
An Act to provide for submitting to the qualified electors the question of whether there shall be a convention to revise and amend Section 141 of the Constitution of Virginia.

1956
An Act to amend and reenact § 57-19, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to conveyances of land to benevolent and other associations, so as to include groups organized for community, recreational, improvement of farm life or operations and like purposes and not for profit.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-142 of the Code of Virginia, relating to adjustment of school funds when nonresident pupils attend schools of another locality.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 10-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to composition of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-158.1, to provide for the annual registration fee on certain motor vehicles.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-280 of the Code of Virginia, relating to warning devices on school buses.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22-9.4, to provide for public transportation of certain handicapped children who attend special classes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8, as amended, of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, approved March 27, 1984, which provided a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, so as to provide that the town may levy taxes to meet obligations imposed by certain bond issues.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-35, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain officers who are ineligible to the office of division superintendent of schools.
An Act to repeal Chapter 10 of Title 54 of the Code of Virginia, consisting of §§ 54-217 to 54-260, inclusive, and all amendments thereto, relating to embalmers and funeral directors and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 54 thereof a new chapter numbered 10.1, consisting of sections numbered 54-260.1 to 54-260.64, inclusive, to provide for the examination, regulation and licensing of funeral directors and embalmers; to define certain terms; to permit certain reciprocal agreements with other states; to create the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers and prescribe the powers, duties, functions and compensation of said board; to prescribe the conditions under which apprentice funeral directors and embalmers may be trained; to regulate funeral service establishments; to provide for the granting, refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses; and to prescribe penalties for violation.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 4 of Article IV, § 14 of Article IV, § 2 of Article VI and § 2 of Article VII of Chapter 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 8, 1952, being the charter of the town of Poquoson, the sections relating to compensation of council members; to the appointment, compensation, powers and duties of the town attorney; to the appointment of school trustees, and to the appointment, term of office, qualifications, powers and duties of police justice; to provide for a referendum thereon and to provide for the effect of such referendum.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-257, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to stopping of trucks and busses on the mighatioy -
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-87, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries and expenses of division superintendents of schools, State and local contributions relative thereto, and part-time division school superintendents.
An Act to provide for the election of delegates to a constitutional convention, the issuance of a writ for same, for the convening of said delegates, the organization and functioning of said convention, and to appropriate funds to defray the expenses of same.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-286 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the furnishing to the Law Library of the University of Virginia, certain publications, so as to provide for furnishing such publications to the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-126, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the authority of counties and cities to levy school taxes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-141, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to town school district’s share of school funds.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22-101.1:1, and to appropriate the sum of ntne hundred thousand dollars from the “Sinking Fund” to the Literary Fund, and to amend and reenact § 22-101.2 of the Code, relating to annual transfers from the Literary Fund to the Virginia Supplemental Retirement ey eeot
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-88 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the management of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, and the title of its chief administrative officer.
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia to sell certain timber and to appropriate the proceeds from such sales.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-60 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school trustee electoral boards.
An Act to amend Chapter 130 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 9, 1942, which created the Elizabeth River Tunnel District, by adding thereto a section numbered 12-a, exempting certain students from payment of tolls.
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker at Oak Grove in Accomack County.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-76 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, its president and other officers, professors, instruction and regulations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-277, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to when it shall be unlawful to collect tolls for the use of roads, highways and bridges of the State.
An Act to authorize the establishment of a joint or regional detention facilities for juveniles; to provide for the appointment of a commission as the governing body of such facilities and prescribe its powers and duties; to authorize participating political subdivisions to appropriate funds and the proceeds of bond issues to the commission; and to require certain records and reports.
An Act to reappropriate from the public revenue to Virginia State College, at Petersburg, the unexpended balance of Item 220 of Chapter 708 of the Acts of the General Assembly, 1954.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-101, as amended, and 68-105 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to definitions and appropriations under the Virginia Public Welfare and Assistance Law
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 181 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, approved March 22, 1982, and all amendments thereto, relating to school indebtedness of the county of Washington, expenditures for schools, and limitations on powers of the school board and superintendent of schools.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 8, 5, 8 and 19 of Chapter 887 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved March 1, 1948, which provided a new charter for the town of Pulaski, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the town boundaries, town powers, councilmen, and the town manager.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain educational institutions declared to be governmental in-
An Act to reappropriate from the public revenue to the State Board of Education the unexpended balances of Items 184, 205 and 210 of Chapter 708 of the Acts of the General Assembly, 1954.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-85.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual nursing scholarships awarded by the State Board of Health.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-824 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the department of education in certain counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered Section 28-92.1, to authorize and empower the Virginia Military Institute to receive and enjoy gifts, grants, devises and bequests.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-64, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from the State tax upon the recorda-tion of deeds and deeds of trust.
An Act for the relief of certain persons who incurred liabilities in reliance upon undertakings of the Commonwealth.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-241 and 22-242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment of certain specialized personnel by counties, cities and towns in connection with schools, and reimbursement by the State of a portion of the cost thereof.
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 24 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved February 20, 1950, which authorized the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain property; and to authorize the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain property in the city of Radford in connection with the improvement of Radford College, Woman’s Division, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-867, 68-868 and 68-869, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain industrial schools and corrective institutions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-9.2 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted by Chapter 707 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, relating to the public policy of the State concerning endowment funds of State-supported institutions of higher education.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-64, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain taxes and license fees upon vehicles imposed by counties, cities and towns.
AN ACT to authorize the city of Norfolk to acquire personal property or real property located within the city of Norfolk, by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, for the purpose of conveying the same to the College of William and Mary in Virginia or to the Norfolk Division thereof and further authorizing said city to convey property real or personal to said College or Norfolk Division thereof where such conveyance is in the best interest of the city.
AN ACT to authorize the board of visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute with the consent of the Governor to sell and convey certain real estate and interests therein and to appropriate the proceeds thereto
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-175, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the sale of school bonds.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2, 4,12, 13, 14, 19, 28, 28, 33, 48 and 56 of Chapter 216 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Roanoke, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the powers of the city; composition of the city council; legislative procedure of the council; effective date of ordinances and emergency measures; record and publication of ordinances and resolutions; conduct of elections; creation of city departments; clerk of the municipal court; the annual budget; public advertising; and the powers and duties of the school board.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 15 anew article numbered 5, containing new sections numbered 15-281.4:1 through 15-281.4:78, to provide a general charter for the consolidation of two or more political subdivisions; to provide, under certain conditions, for the holding of a referendum to determine whether the same shall be adopted; to provide, under certain conditions, for a referendum to adopt the name of a consolidated city; and to provide the effect of such charter if adopted.
An Act to require the disclosure of certain information in proceedings brought against school boards and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 42-80, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to State aid for certain libraries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-168 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Norfolk Division of Virginia State College so as to provide for additional courses under certain circumstances.
AN ACT to authorize the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration to convey certain real estate to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute; to authorize and permit the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to sell such real estate and provide for disposition of the proceeds of such sale.
An Act to permit the Cities of Hampton, Newport News and Warwick, acting pursuant to Section 15-220 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, and Acts Amendatory thereto, to incorporate in the provisions of the agreement providing for consolidation of all three cities certain optional provisions which may be set forth in whole or in part in any agreement submitted in a referendum on consolidation of all three cities, and to provide for the provisions which may be included
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-100.8, 22-100.7, 22-100.9 and 22-100.12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school divisions comprising more than one county or city, the school board thereof, title to school property therein, allocation of costs and expenditures, and dissolution of school board.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 42-45 of the Code of Virginia so as to permit the expenditure of funds for promoting sale of publications of the State Library.
An Act to authorize the State Board of Education, with the consent of the Governor, to lease certain property of Virginia State College, to provide for the disposition of funds received, and to prescribe other conditions relating to the leasing of such property.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 23-180.1, to authorize and empower the Virginia State School’s ail News to receive and enjoy gifts, grants, devises and requests.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia, relating to courts not of record; to that end to repeal Title 16 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 6 and §§ 16-1 to 16-129.1 and Chapter 7 including §§ 16-172.1 to 16-172.84, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to courts not of record; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code re- pealed by this act a new title numbered 16.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 16.1-1 to 16.1-217, both inclusive, relating to courts not of record; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 29-57 and 29-62, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to resident licenses to hunt, trap or fish.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 3.01, 3.08, 8.04, 8.05 as amended, 4.01, as amended, 16.06, 17.10 as amended, and 20.02 as amended of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church; to amend said chapter by adding a section numbered 8.06, the amended and new sections relating, respectively, to the conduct of municipal elections, vacancies in the office of councilman, election of certain city officers, composition of council, the advisory board of recreation and parks, zoning powers of council, the school board, and election of the city attorney; and to repeal § 10.05 as amended of said chapter relating to time and manner of election of the city attorney.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-157 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and terms of office of the board of visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.28, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of juvenile and domestic relations courts.
An Act to authorize the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to hold, invest, and expend a certain bequest; and to direct the State Treasurer to credit the same to such Board
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-76, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, its president and other officers, professors, instruction and regulations.
An Act to provide for conveyance of property and appropriation of funds by counties, towns or cities to the Commonwealth for certain educational uses.
An Act to provide for the coordination of the State-supported system of higher education; to this end to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 23 a chapter numbered 1.1 containing sections numbered 28-9.8 through 23-9.14, creating a State Council of Higher Education; providing for the appointment, qualifications, terms of office, and compensation of the members thereof; vesting certain powers and duties in Council; requiring certain budget requests to be submitted to such Council and providing for consolidation thereof and the submission of its recommendations to the Governor; to provide for cooperation between certain agencies as to coordination between the system of public free schools and the State-supported system of higher education; to appropriate funds, and to repeal certain statutes.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 404 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 8, 1954, which provided an increase in retirement compensation for certain retired State employees and teachers and certain beneficiaries thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-96 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the employment of children under the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40-100.6, to provide for the issuance of part time employment certificates to certain children under certain conditions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22-822.1, relating to vocational rehabilitation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 875 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a charter for the city of Radford, the section relating to powers of the city.